[waterflame]

While I love the phone and find it a big improvement over all current market phones (not that innovative though), I wonder how many people will die trying to unlock their phones while driving.

And they will unlock it while driving.

[madeofpalk]

I would say similar to the amount now, and less than passcode-based unlock

Using your phone while driving is reckless, regardless of the authentication mechanism.

[waterflame]

"Using your phone while driving is reckless, regardless of the authentication mechanism." -- true. Nevertheless, Numbers show that people do use their phones while driving.

"I would say similar to the amount now, and less than passcode-based unlock" -- For now this is just a claim. This is why I'm wondering... Yet, imagine needing to place your phone in front of your face, instead of just using your finger.

[danvasquez29]

I use apple carplay and it still asks me to unlock my device sometimes. With touchId I can do this without taking my eyes off the road.

[Shivetya]

however the touch id does not require you to look at your phone to unlock and unconsciously people will look at an X to unlock it even though it only needs to see you, not the reverse.

neither is a good idea but Apple recently pushed out lockouts for Do not disturb while driving. I have not tried this feature and it defaults to off. So how well it works, well it won't stop me from using the phone as it appears to be not allowing the phone to interrupt me.

[jack6e]

> unconsciously people will look at an X to unlock it even though it only needs to see you, not the reverse.

That does not seem to be the case as the reviewer puts it. Even when he was looking at his iPhone X he could not always get it unlocked: "There have been times when, despite a clear view of my face, the iPhone X has ghosted me. (Apple tells me that perhaps I wasn’t making what the iPhone X considers eye contact.)"

[johnbellone]

You’re looking at it wrong.

[Infernal]

> people will look at an X to unlock it even though it only needs to see you, not the reverse.

It explicitly will not unlock by default unless you are looking at the phone (or have disabled the "attention detection" feature), it detects the direction of your eyes presumably to prevent someone from surreptitiously pointing your phone at your face to unlock it while you are focusing elsewhere.

> By default, Face ID requires eye contact in order to work, but Federighi says you can disable the “attention detection” feature and Face ID will work whether you look directly at it or not.

https://9to5mac.com/2017/09/15/face-id-details-features/

[woobar]

I am not sure why it is different from any other phone. Yes, unlocking the phone with fingerprint does not require taking your eyes off the road. But aren't your going to look at the screen of the unlocked phone anyway?

[robotresearcher]

Not to use Siri.

Not to unlock for my kids in the back to play music.

[woobar]

Siri is activated by side button. Passing a phone to the kids in the back probably more dangerous then glancing at the screen. Don't do it, please.

[BinaryIdiot]

> Passing a phone to the kids in the back probably more dangerous then glancing at the screen

Hmm, why? Looking at the screen takes your eyes off the road. Passing a phone back allows you to keep your eyes on the road. Why would that be more dangerous?

[woobar]

If we're going down this rabbit hole:

Glancing at the phone screen (that you can bring in front of you) will take a second and is very similar to glancing at the navigation screen. Now try to pass a phone to a kid behind you in a child seat or using a seatbelt. For starters, just try 'passing' a phone behind your chair without dropping it why looking into your computer screen.

[BinaryIdiot]

I have two kids and have had to pass things back to them almost daily. My eyes don't go off the road and my hand stays on the steering wheel. So not sure what you're talking about...